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🔍 In this episode of Humans of AI, Kai Jauslin, interaction designer and AI developer, discusses how his “Websites for Netherland” project turned web archives into interactive public experiences, evolving from a Swiss National Library installation into an open-source, Europe-wide initiative with Internet Archive Europe, using AI to extract metadata, translate content, and enable conversational...

🔍 In this episode, Daniel Erasmus discusses why climate change is one of humanity’s biggest challenges and how AI can help bridge the gap between knowledge and action. He explains the origins of ClimateGPT as an open, science-based model designed to support policy, risk assessment, and climate responses globally.Daniel emphasizes that the challenge isn’t solutions, but making decisions faster...

🔍 In this episode, Harry Verwayen from Europeana reflects on how Europe’s cultural heritage sector is responding to the rise of AI while staying rooted in the idea that culture belongs to everyone. He shares the origins of Europeana as a public alternative to private digitization efforts and explains how AI is being used to improve access to millions of cultural objects, guided by long-standing...

🔍 In this episode of Humans of AI, we explore a research project at the Bowes Museum in County Durham that uses AI-powered eye-tracking glasses to study how visitors engage with artworks. A multidisciplinary team combines digital humanities, psychology, art history, and computer science to understand where people look, how long they spend with paintings, and the impact of exhibition labels.The...

🔍 In this episode of Humans of AI, the creators of Litte_bot explain how an idea to celebrate Molière’s 400th anniversary became an innovative project that lets audiences converse with literary characters through AI.Anna discusses training models to reproduce Molière’s alexandrines, extending the work to Brecht, and the challenges of capturing each writer’s distinct voice. The conversation...

🔍 In this episode of Humans of AI, we talk with Dr. Ines Vodopivec from AI4LAM about how libraries, archives, and museums can embrace AI to improve access to cultural heritage. They discuss the sector’s biggest challenges, from fear of new technology to outdated workflows, and share how AI can streamline metadata, enhance user services, and strengthen multilingual access.📌 HoAI...

🔍 In this episode of Humans of AI, we speak with Airí and Pau from Domestic Data Streamers, creators of Synthetic Memories — a research initiative using generative AI to help people reconstruct lost personal and collective memories.Aíri and Pau share how the project began during the 2015 refugee crisis and grew into a global effort to support communities affected by migration, conflict, and...

🔍 In this episode of Humans of AI, Javier de la Rosa, Head of Language Models at the National Library of Norway, explains how Norway’s long-term digitisation effort laid the groundwork for powerful, locally grounded AI models. He shares how these tools are now used across public services, the challenges of updating legal frameworks for generative AI, and why supporting public-interest...

🔍 In this episode of Humans of AI, we speak with Daniel van Strien, researcher at Hugging Face and coordinator of Big GLAM, about how open collaboration, shared datasets, and a focus on the public good can help the cultural heritage sector build a healthier AI ecosystem.Daniel shares his journey from studying library science to exploring how machine learning can empower libraries, archives, and...

🔍 In this episode of Humans of AI, Professor Melissa Terras, co-founder of Transkribus, shares how three decades of work in digital cultural heritage led to one of Europe’s most successful examples of ethical, community-owned AI.Melissa talks about turning damaged ancient manuscripts into searchable digital archives, the journey from academic research to a cooperative business model, and why AI...